Requirements:

Certificate Candidates

Those students who prefer, or whom the school advises, to follow a Certificate program, are encouraged to choose Higher level subjects and Standard level subjects from the groups provided. Certificate students are:

• Encouraged but not required to take subjects at Higher level
  
• Not required to offer a language A1, i.e. both languages may be studied at B or A2 level
  
• Not required to submit an Extended Essay
  
• Not required to take the TOK course

The Diploma Program:

Diploma students choose their program of six subjects for the full Diploma to be studied over two years, from the following;

To be eligible for the award of the Diploma, candidates are required to offer one subject from each of the 6 groups. Three must be taken at higher level and the other three at standard level. It is unwise to choose four higher level subjects.

• The Diploma candidate must also meet three additional requirements:
  
• Submission of a 4,000 word Extended Essay
  
• Satisfactory completion of the course entitled Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
  
• Mandatory participation in the extracurricular CAS program

OUTLINE OF COURSES AND SUBJECTS REQUIRED BY UNIVERSITIES

The lists below are intended to give an indication of university courses in the U.S.A., Canada, Australia and U.K. They are not complete, but do give the major subject disciplines. Also, there are subject combinations in various forms and groupings.

The subject requirement is only intended to give an indication of likely minimum requirements. The requirements in some subjects and universities are more rigid than others and these may be more specific in Britain than in the U.S.A. The IB gives students a great deal of flexibility in choosing courses in the US or the UK.

Agriculture and Biological Science

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Sciences & Studies Allied to Medicine

Engineering & Technology

Arts (Other than Languages) & Education

Languages & Literatures

Business, Managements and Social Sciences

Professional and Vocational Subjects

 

COURSES

HIGHER LEVEL SUBJECTS NORMALLY REQUIRED

Agriculture and Biological Science

Agriculture	Usually Chemistry and Biology
Biochemistry - Biophysics	Chemistry and 2 Science and Math
Biology	Biology and 2 Science and Math
Botamy - Plant Biology	Usually Biology and 1 Science
Genetics- Ecology- Biotechnology	Biology & 2 Sciences Including Chemistry or Math
Microbiology	Chemistry & Biology
Zoology	Chemistry & Biology

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Chemistry	Chemistry and Math or Physics
Computer Science	Math and 1 Science
Enviromental Sciences/ Studies	Biology and Chemistry or Geography
Geology	Varies enourmously (Chemistry is Useful)
Mathematics	Math and Further Math and 1 Science
Physics	Physics and Math and or Chemistry
Statistics	Math

Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Sciences & Studies Allied to Medicine

Anatomy - Physiology	Chemistry & 2 of Biology/Math/Physics
Dentistry	Chemistry & 2 of Biology/Math/Physics varies
Health - Nursing	Chemistry & 2 of Biology/Math/Physics best to consider 3 of Science
Medicine	Chemistry & 2 of Biology/Math/Science
Pharmacy - Pharmacology	Chemistry & 2 Science/Math
Veterinary Sciences	Chemistry, Biology, Math or Physics
Speech Therapy	Biology
Occupational Therapy	Biology
Nutrition	Biology, Chemistry usefull
Audiology	Biology and/or Physics
Optometry	Biology and Physics

Engineering & Technology

General Engineering	Math and Physics
Aeronautical Engineering	Math and Physics
Chemical Engineering	Chemistry, Math and Physics
Civil Engineering	Math and Physics
Electrical Eng - Electronic Eng	Math and Physics
Mechanical - Production Eng	Math and Physics
Technology	Math and Physics or Chemistry

Arts (Other than Languages) & Education

Archaeology	Often a language and a Science
Art	Art
Drama	English Lit. & a broad range
History - Economic History	History
Music	Music Usually
Philosophy	2 Languages and a Social Study
Theology	A broad range

Languages & Literatures

Languages & Literatures (General)	1 or 2 Modern Languages (Sometimes Specific)
African, Asian and Oriental Studies	A broad range, no more than 1 Science
English - American Studies	English Literature and Language or History
French	French
Spanish	Spanish
Linguistics - Comparative Literature	Modern Language

Business, Managements and Social Sciences

Business and Management Studies	A broad range: Math useful
Economics	A broad range often including Math
Geography	Geography
Politics	A broad range (usually no more than 1 Science)
Psychology	1 or more Science
Social Stuides - Sociology	A broad range, usually no more than 1 Science
Anthropology	A broad range, usually no more than 1 Science

Professional and Vocational Subjects

Accountancy/ Finance	A broad range, sometimes including Math
Architecture - Building - Planning	1 or more Sciences/ Math
Law	A broad range
Librarianship	A broad range